Prince Harry: I hope my mother Diana is proud of me

Prince Harry tells guests at a gala dinner in South Africa that he hopes his
mother Diana, Princess of Wales, would be "proud" of his efforts
as he announced a new fundraising project for his charity Sentebale.

11:42AM GMT 28 Feb 2013

Prince Harry launched a major new fundraising project for his charity Sentebale last night and said he hoped his mother Diana, Princess of Wales would be "proud" of his efforts.

The prince mentioned his late mother as he gave a speech at a gala dinner in South Africa after spending three days in neighbouring Lesothowhere his organisation works to help disadvantaged children.

The royal hopes to raise £2.5 million to build the Mamohato Centre, which will expand the charity's service of providing psychological care and peer mentoring for children and young people with HIV/Aids.

It will be built on the sacred land of Thabu-Bosiu in Lesotho, known to many as the birthplace of the nation.

At the Summer Place, a luxury function venue in the heart of Johannesburg, wealthy potential benefactors were invited to the dinner which ended with a charity auction.

Prince Harry told his guests which included his charity co-founder Lesotho's Prince Seeiso: "Over the past few years our Mamohato programme has begun the process of transforming the lives of children living with HIV.

"I have met some of the children who have attended the Mamohato Camps, and they have so much more confidence and knowledge of how to live healthy lives.

"With the new Mamohato Camp we will be able to reach four times as many children each year. It will also be the centre for training new staff and volunteers for our expansion in southern Africa."

Speaking about the naming of the new centre Harry said: "It seems only right that it should be named after His Majesty (of Lesotho) and Prince Seeiso's mother, Queen Mamohato Bereng Seeiso.

"She was so loved as the mother of the nation. I hope she would be proud of what we are trying to achieve in her name.

"I hope that my mother will be proud, too. Maybe, just maybe, they are together somewhere up there, with blue prints and sketches already mapped out. I can only hope we put the swings in the right place."